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132334 Red Flag 20 (Hong Qi 20) %u20ac20.000*no. 73029, 1973, condition A/B %u20ac 34.000 %u2013 36.000Extremely rare Hong Qi (%u2018Red Flag%u2019) 20 no. 73029, produced in China in the early 1970s as a prestigious Leica M4-inspired rangefinder camera. Fewer than 200 cameras are generallybelieved to have been completed, primarily for government institutions, official press and presentation purposes rather thanpublic sale. The camera is accompanied by the matching Red Flag 1.4/50 mm no. 7300084, closely modelled on the Leitz Summilux, together with the original metal hood and front cap. A very rare and historically fascinating Chinese Leica copy.335 Red Flag 20 Instruction Manual %u20ac800*1971, condition A/B %u20ac 1.600 %u2013 1.800Extremely rare original Chinese instruction manual for the sought-after Red Flag 20 camera, 27 pages 17.5 %u00d7 12.5 cm, in almost mint condition.336 Reid I %u2018Royal Air Force%u2019 %u20ac1.400no. P2213, c.1959, condition A/B %u20ac 2.800 %u2013 3.200Rare Reid I for the British Royal Air Force, in near-mint condition, only produced at around 500 units, with military reference %u20180553/8810%u2019 and arrow red engraved on the back, togetherwith Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 2/2\ completed by its original front lens cap.337 Tanack Type IV-S %u20ac500*no. 72081, c.1958, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Very nice Japanese Leica copy in mint condition, with matching Tanar H.C. 2/5 cm no. 23325, good optics with minimal cleaning marks, with original hood.